Bad Preacher Clips, Recovering Fundamentalists, and the IFB
Although our tongues can certainly be sharp, it is only the Word of God that should be sharp in our preaching.
Although our tongues can certainly be sharp, it is only the Word of God that should be sharp in our preaching.
Several years ago I was spending an evening with a really great friend when he asked me, “So what do you want to do tonight?” I said, “I guess we could go get a tattoo!”
Evangelism has taken me to churches and ministries in 47 states in 6 different countries in hundreds of different “camps.” You know what I mean by that right? Some “camps” are larger (the BBF, for instance) and some are really just a small group of like-minded folks who occasionally get together for encouragement and collaboration.…
“What does the Bible say” is often a better question than “What would Jesus do?”
When someone hurts us in some way, they owe us because of that hurt. Forgiveness occurs when I realize that the one who hurt me can likely never pay the debt they owe.
Is it possible to say “thank you” too much? Perhaps, if my doing so becomes annoying in some way. However, for most of us, that is likely never an issue.
Accountability doesn’t solve everything, but it provides a way to address issues while they are minuscule and easily corrected. Having genuine conversations with trusted friends is not only a blessing, it is a wonderful help in this vital area.
Straining at gnats on one hand, while practicing, ignoring, or covering up blatant immoral acts on the other hand, is wicked no matter who is doing it, how big their church is, or how close their friendship happens to be.
Would you want your brother, son, husband, or dad to follow bikini models, subscribe to their magazines, and hang posters of them in their office, bedroom, or workshop?
An article about preachers and ties? Well, yes, and here is why. I get asked about this quite frequently and have noticed that there are some fairly strong opinions involved. So, here are my simple thoughts. There is a sense in which it doesn’t matter. I have heard some incredibly powerful and life-changing preaching…